Allen Iverson expresses his displeasure with opposing council during deposition

A. Isaac Senior Editor

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Allen Iverson’s playing days in Detroit were ugly both on and off the court. He was oft-injured and had several incidents at casinos and nightclub spots around the city.

One of those incidents, an alleged fight with members of his entourage, resulted in a lawsuit that was thrown out Tuesday. And now that the case is closed, the Detroit News has obtained an August deposition between Iverson and his arch-nemesis, Washington, D.C., lawyer Gregory Lattimer–who has sued him twice in the past.

The transcript is vintage Iverson, at least the one we are familiar with here in the Motor City.

“I know you lurking. I know you lurking, man. I know you lurking,” Iverson said. “How the hell you live with (it)? You’ve been involved with three suits against me. You know what to do. You got a plan.”
Lattimer: “I just go to work every day.”
Iverson: “I know, and I’m the one that pay you, and you know it. But not this time jack. … I die before I let you get me this time.”
Lattimer asked Iverson about his prior arrests and convictions and if he’s been arrested since 2008.
“No man,” Iverson said. “You watch TV?”
“I do,” Lattimer said.
“All right then you would know. … You would know if something happened to me.”
Then, the men started using basketball metaphors to describe the legal battle
“Well, I hear you, but you’re on my court …,” Lattimer said.
“Man, this is my court,” Iverson responded. “This is the line and we got a ball in here. This is my court. I know I’m gonna win this one. I gonna move in front of you.”
“You wasn’t moving before,” Lattimer said.
Iverson: “Man, whatever.”

Later, when asked if he would stay in Detroit temporarily.

“No, I’m gonna get back to my kids. But I don’t know. I might stay here and have some fun if I can. You want to go out?”
Lattimer: “That would be epic.”
Lattimer later said he’s a homebody.
“See, I told you I knew you ain’t got no friends,” Iverson teased. “The only way you gonna have friends is they read to you, read you bedtime stories or something like that.”
After nearly two hours, Lattimer said he appreciated Iverson sitting for the deposition.
“Go to hell,” Iverson said.

For what it’s worth, I do have a personal story of Allen Iverson at the MGM casino, although it’s not nearly as exciting as some of his other escapades. But since I’m not rich enough to retain the services of one, Gregory Lattimer, for the time being, I’ll keep it to myself.

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